Publications

Accepted and Published Articles

Theron, L., Ruth Mampane, M., Ebersöhn, L., & Hart, A. (2020). Youth Resilience to Drought: Learning from a Group of South African Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 7896.

Theron, L. C. (In press). Resilience of sub-Saharan children and adolescents: A scoping review. Transcultural Psychiatry.

Ungar, M. & Theron, L. (In press). Resilience and mental health: How multisystemic processes contribute to positive outcomes. Lancet Psychiatry.

Haffejee, S. & Theron, L. C. (2019) “The power of me”: The role of agency in the resilience processes of adolescent African girls who have been sexually abused. Journal of Adolescent Research, 34(6) 683–712

Theron, L. C. (2019). Championing the resilience of sub-Saharan adolescents: Pointers for psychologists. South African Journal of Psychology, 49(3), 325 –336. doi: 10.1177/0081246318801749

Theron, L. C. & van Rensburg, A. (2019). Parent-figures and adolescent resilience: An African perspective. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, pre-print, doi: 10.1080/21683603.2019.1657994

Ungar, M., Connelly, G., Liebenberg, L., & Theron, L. (2019). How schools enhance the development of young people’s resilience. Social Indicators Research, 145:615–627. doi:10.1007/s11205-017-1728-8

Adegoke, C.O. & Steyn, M.G. (2018). Yoruba culture and the resilience of HIV-positive adolescent girls in Nigeria. Culture, Health & Sexuality.Doi:1080/13691058.2017.1422806

Bezuidenhout, C., Theron, L. C., & Fritz, E. (2018). Positive adjustment to first grade despite divorce: Lessons for school psychologists. School Psychology International, 39(5), 490-509. doi: 0.1177/0143034318791332

Bornman, J., Romski, M., Tonsing, K.M., Sevcik, R.A., White, R., Barton-Hulsey, A., & Morwane, R. (2018). Adapting and translating the Mullen Scales of Early Learning for the South African context. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 65(1), a571. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v65i1.571.

Combrinck, C. (2018). Socially responsive research-based design in the architecture studio. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 7(2): 211-234.

Ebersöhn, L., Loots, T., Malan-Van Rooyen, M., Mampane, R., Nthontho, M., Omidire, F., & Sefotho, M. (2018). An indigenous psychology perspective on psychosocial support in Southern Africa as collective, networking and pragmatic support. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 28, 332-347. DOI: 10.1002/casp.2371

Ebersöhn, L., & Malan-Van Rooyen, M. (2018). Making the most of culture and context: socio-cultural strengths and contextual vulnerability when eliciting indigenous resilience insights with remote South African elders and young people. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17, 1-21. (Impact Factor: 1.387). DOI: 10.1177/1609406918798434

Govender, K., Bhana, A., McMurray, K., Kelly, J., Theron, L., Meyer-Weitz, A., ... & Tomlinson, M. (2018). A systematic review of the South African work on the well-being of young people (2000–2016). South African Journal of Psychology, pre-print doi:0081246318757932.

Hadfield, K., Ungar, M., Emond, A., Foster, K., Gatt, J. M., Mason-Jones, A., Reid, S., Theron, L., Wouldes, T. A., & Wu, Q. (2018). Challenges of developing and conducting an international study of resilience in migrant adolescents. International Social Work, pre-print. doi: 10.1177/0020872818796147

Jefferis, T., & Theron, L. C. (2018, in press). Explanations of resilience in women and girls: How applicable to black South African girls. Women’s Studies International Forum. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2018.03.006

Johnson, E. Boshoff, K., & Bornman, J. (2018). Scoping review on children’s pain vocabulary. Canadian Journal for Speech-Language and Audiology.

Jordaan, D. du P.S., & Kirsten, J.F. (2018). Measuring the fragility of agribusiness value chains: a case study of the South African lamb chain. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, pre-print DOI: 10.22434/IFAMR2017.0103.

Machimana, E.G., Sefotho, M. & Ebersöhn, L. (2018). What makes or breaks higher education community engagement in the South African rural school context: A multiple-partner perspective. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 13(2): 177–196. DOI: 10.1177/1746197917731353.

Magumise, J., & Sefotho, M. M. (2018). Parent and teacher perceptions of inclusive education in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1468497.

Maximus Monaheng Sefotho, Ronél Ferreira & Bernard Bongani Lushozi (2018). The quest for ongoing support by parents of learners who have intellectual disability: a qualitative multiple case study. Accepted by the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities.

Mchale, M. R., Beck, S. M., Pickett, S., Bunn, D., Childers, D. L.., Cadenasso, M. L., Ebersöhn, L., Rivers Iii, L., Swemmer, L. & Twine, W. (2018). Democratization Of Ecosystem Services – A Radical Approach for Assessing Nature’s Benefits In The Face Of Urbanization. Ecosystem Health And Sustainability.

Adegoke, C., & Steyn, M. G. (2017). A photo voice perspective on factors contributing to the resilience of HIV-positive Yoruba adolescent girls in Nigeria. Journal of Adolescence.

Mhongera-Berejena, P. & Lombard, A. 2017. Who is there for me? Evaluating stakeholders’ social support for adolescent girls from institutions in Zimbabwe. Practice Social Work in Action, 29 (1): 19-35. IBSS

Mpofu, N. & Nthontho, M. A. 2017. Connecting the dots: Exploring dispositional knowledge in teacher education. Gender and Behaviour, 15(4), 10290-10303

Naude, A., & Bornman, J. (2018) Statistiese evaluaring en voorspelling van woordherkenningtoetstellings van die fonetiese verteenwoordigende Eenlettergrepige woordlyste in Afrikaans (FVEWA) 58(1) Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe.

Nthontho, M. 2017. Is it possible to be accommodative of other religions as a school principal? The Journal of Religious Education, 65(1-3):35–50 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-017-0049-1

Nthontho, M. 2017. Unleashing student participation through participatory decision-making: challenges and prospects. Africa Education Review, 1-17 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2017.1279013 URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/b2zccfjc7fzW7YXFiEe2/full

Nthontho, M. 2017. ‘Children as stakeholders in education: Does their voice matter?’ South African Journal of Childhood Education 7(1), 1-7 a434. URL: https://doi. org/10.4102/sajce.v7i1.434

Nthontho, M. 2018. Inquiry-based approach: Reconstructing the undergraduate teaching and learning space. Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, 13(1), 28-33

Omidire, F. Ebersohn, L., Leask, M., & Du Plessis, A. (Accepted) A South African case study of teaching English in two rural schools. Submitted to Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IBSS).

Pretorius, T., & Theron, L. C. (2018). “A pillar of strength”: Empowering women and the resilience of township-dwelling adolescents. Young, 27(4), 1-22. doi: 10.1177/1103308818795081

Ramaahlo, M., Tonsing, K.M., & Bornman, J. (2018) Inclusive education policy provision in South African research universities. Disability & Society (33) 3 349-373.

Romski, M., Bornman, J., Sevcik, R.A., Tonsing, K.M. R., Barton-Hulsey, A., & Morwane, R., & White, R. (2018). Language assessment for children with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders across four languages in South Africa. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Early online, 1-14 https://doi.org/doi:10.1044/2017_AJSLP-17-0035.

Theron, L. C. (2018). Championing the resilience of sub-Saharan adolescents: Pointers for psychologists. South African Journal of Psychology, pre-print, doi: 10.1177/0081246318801749

Truter, E., Theron, L. C., & Fouché, A. (2018). No strangers to adversity: Resilience-promoting practices among South African women child protection social workers. Qualitative Social Work, 17(5), 712-731.

Van Rensburg, A., Theron, L. C., & Rothmann, S. (2018). Adolescent perceptions of resilience-promoting resources: The South African Pathways to Resilience Study. South African Journal of Psychology, 48(1) 73–85. doi: 10.1177/0081246317700757

Books

Ebersöhn, L. (2019). Flocking together. An indigenous psychology theory of resilience in Southern Africa. Switzerland: Springer.

Ferreira, R. (Ed.) (2017). Thinking innovatively about psychological assessment in a context of diversity. Cape Town: Juta.

Sefotho, M.M. (2018). (Ed.). Philosophy in education and research: African perspectives. Pretoria: Van Schaik. ISBN: 9780627035005

Book Chapters

Jefferis, T., Van Rensburg, A., & Theron, L. C. (2019). Strategies for resilience-focused interventions for youth within collectivistic cultures: Reflections on the Pathways to Resilience Project. In L. E. Van Zyl & S. Rothmann (Eds.), Evidence-based positive psychological interventions in multi-cultural contexts (pp. 157-175). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Kumpulainen, K., & Theron, L. C. (2019). Researching resilience processes in children’s everyday lives during transitioning to school: A dialogic approach. In D. Whitebread (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of developmental psychology and early childhood education (pp. 80-94). London, UK: SAGE

Theron, L. C., & Ungar, M. (2019). Adolescent resilience in the face of relentless adversity: The role of strong, black women. In I. Eloff (Ed.), Handbook of quality of life in African societies (pp. 97-111). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.

Aluko, R., Omidire, F., & Mampane, R. (2018). Quality assurance in distance education and ethical imperatives. In Sefotho, M.M. (Ed.). Philosophy in education and research: African perspectives. Pretoria: Van Schaik. ISBN: 9780627035005.

Angell, O-H & De Beer, S, 2018, Social cohesion and the role of religion: theoretical exploration of a concept (submitted as introductory chapter for a book to be published by the Nordic-South African research project on Youth on the Margins – under review).

Bornman, J. (in press). Communication, Disability and Human Rights: Exploring the role of the Sustainable Development Goals. In U. Lüdtke (ed.). Handbook of Communication Disabilities and Language Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Springer (Invited chapter in international scholarly book).

Bornman, J. Gouws, H., Moolman, E., Robberts, A. & Tönsing, K.M. (in press). Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication Strategies in Schools in Namibia. In U. Lüdtke (ed.). Handbook of Communication Disabilities and Language Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Springer (Invited chapter in international scholarly book).

Haffejee, S. & Theron, L. (2018). Contextual risk and resilience enablers: The case of Precious. In G. Rich & J. Sirikantraporn (Eds.), Human strengths and resilience: Developmental, cross-cultural and international perspectives (pp. 87-104). Lanham, MD: Lexington Book.

Mansfield, C.F., Ebersöhn, L., Beltman, S., & Loots, T. (2018). Great Southern Lands: Making Space for Teacher Resilience in South Africa and Australia. Chapter in Wosnitza, M., · Peixoto, F., Beltman, S., & Mansfield, C.F. (Editors) Resilience in Education Concepts, Contexts and Connection, pp53-71 Springer ISBN 978-3-319-76689-8 ISBN 978-3-319-76690-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76690-4

Nthontho, M. A. 2017. The voices of parents as partners in education in Lesotho: In Education in Lesotho: Prospects and challenges. Publisher, NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. New York.

Omidire, Funke (2018). Language development and learning. In Eloff, I & Swart, E. (Eds). Understanding Educational Psychology. Pretoria: Juta Publishers.

Theron, L.C., & Mitchell, C. (2018). Drawing is only for kids, right? Wrong! In K. G. Tomaselli (Ed.), Making sense of research (pp. 231-238). Pretoria, SA: Van Schaik.

Conferences - Papers Presented

Title	Authors	Event Details
Intervention research as social justice pathway between universities and schools in challenged settings	Ebersöhn, L	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Curriculum transformation: Who responsibility?	Nthontho, M.A	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Education pathways to inclusion of visually impaired learners	Sefotho, M.M Ferreira, R Thabe, M	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Benefits and barriers of higher education community engagement in the South African rural school context – non-researcher partners’ perspective	Machimana, E.G Ebersöhn, L Sefotho, M.M	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
How schools can champion resilience in times of drought: Learning from Leandra Youth	Khaile, N.M Theron, L.C Mampane, M.R Ebersöhn, L	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Participatory reflection and action and student teacher identity – solving the problem of too few Chiefs and too many Indians	Eberlein, E Fraser, W Beukes, L	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Self-regulated professionalism of novice academic in Higher Education: An Auto-ethnographic reflection	Du Toit, P.H Smit, T	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Principals as instructional leaders in South Africa: a case study	Ogina, T.A	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Higher education-rural school partners’ expectations and power dynamics of a community engagement partnership	Machimana, E.G Ebersöhn, L Sefotho, M.M	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
Raising awareness of cultural responsiveness among lecturers at historically white universities in South Africa	Steyn, M.G	Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 14 – 17 January 2018
An indigenous framework for youth resilience in South Africa	Van Breda, A. D Theron, L.	Paper presented at International Social Work Conference, Kigali, Rwanda, March 2018
Mobilisation of higher education’s resources for social development	Machimana, E Ebersöhn, L Sefotho, M.M	First Africa Positive Psychology Conference, North-West University, SA, 4 – 7 April 2018
Adolescent pathways of resilience.	Theron, L. C	Invited keynote presented at the 1^st African Positive Psychology Conference, Potchefstroom, South Africa, April 2018
A resilience, health and well-being lens for education and inequality: what matters for education in schools with high risks and low resources?	Ebersöhn, L	Keynote Xth International Congress of Educational Research, Nevsehir University, 27-30 April 2018.
When those with more and less power collaborate: Complexities and caveats of participatory research in a resource-poor, rural South African context	Theron, L.C Mampane, M.R Ebersöhn, L Hart, A	16th Qualitative Methods Conference, Banff, Canada. May 2018
Developing a co-produced policy briefing with young people on resilience to drought in South Africa	Hart, A Khaile, N.M Theron, L.C Mampane, M.R Ebersöhn, L Duncan, S	Fourth World Congress on Resilience, Congrès Marseille, 27 - 30 June 2018
Understanding and enabling the resilience of rural young people to drought	Gwata, N Hanekom, M Vollebregt, G Khaile, N.M Theron, L.C Mampane, M.R Ebersöhn, L Hart, A
Culturally relevant adaptation of qualitative methods when studying youth resilience in stressed environments.	Ungar, M. & Theron, L. C.	16th Qualitative Methods Conference, Banff, Canada.
Mobilisation of higher education’s resources for social development	Machimana, E Ebersöhn, L Sefotho, M.M	WERA 2018 World Congress, Cape Town, 3 – 5 August 2018.
Global citizenship and cognitive justice have a strong presence in the higher agenda: South African perspective	Machimana, E Ebersöhn, L Sefotho, M.M	WERA 2018 World Congress, Cape Town, 3 – 5 August 2018
Primary and secondary violence prevention programmes for persons with communication disabilities	Bornman, J	International Society of AAC, 18th Biennial conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 23 July 2018
From silence to justice: facilitators for victims of crime with communication disabilities	Bornman, J	International Society of AAC, 18th Biennial conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 23 July 2018
Using Mobile Health Technology to Optimize Communication Outcomes for South African Children with Developmental Disorders “nna le wena”	Bornman, J	International Society of AAC, 18th Biennial conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 24 July 2018
Implementing a disability sensitivity training programme with police officers taking statements from persons with CCN	Bornman, J	International Society of AAC, 18th Biennial conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 26 July 2018
Workshop 1: STI strategies for educational systems in rural, remote and urban areas.	Ebersöhn, L. (Chair)	G-STIC Conference, Brussels 28-30 November 2018.
Utilising participatory reflection and action to facilitate rabies control in a rural South African community	Sonntag, Q	International Society for Anthrozoology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2-5 July 2018.
Adolescent resilience to drought	Vollebregt, G., Hanekom, M., & Theron, L. C.	23rd South African Psychology Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12-14 September 2018.
Learning from young adults about drought-related risk and resilience.	Gwata, N., & Theron, L. C.	23rd South African Psychology Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12-14 September 2018.
Understanding resilience: A co-productive process	Khaile, M., Theron, L., Mampane, M., Ebersöhn, L., & Hart, A	23rd South African Psychology Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12-14 September 2018.
What resilience-supporting resources matter more for high prosocial behaviour?	Van Rensburg, A., & Theron, L. C	23rd South African Psychology Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12-14 September 2018.

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